"The style and characters of the film, while obviously having more of a dark side than my previous work, don't mean that I will change direction and abandon mainstream Hollywood films in the future."

At the press conference, in front of reporters mainly from the European media, Natalie did not give them a chance to provoke at all, "In everything I do, I always want to try to learn something new, and this film is just part of it...... I never wanted to try to do things that were purely artistic and dark, I preferred mainstream films, Hollywood films in the more traditional sense. ”

"Then why do you want to make such a film?"

A reporter with a French accent of English asked, "Don't you think a film and characters like this are more meaningful than The Hunger Games and Katniss?" ”

"It's a movie, a story, and it doesn't represent anything else."

When it comes to playing tricks, Natalie doesn't necessarily lose to Ryan, "It not only depicts the narcissism of the heroine, but also shows her self-loathing side, which I think is interesting and the audience will enjoy it if it is presented in the image." ”

No matter what European reporters ask, Natalie's words never come closer to the so-called art and exposing the dark side of human nature, and she has been influenced by Ryan for many years, and she has grown up in Hollywood, which is full of commercial atmosphere, and it is self-evident that movies are more important to her.

Subsequently, a reporter asked her about her in life, and Natalie cleverly borrowed the role in the film and said, "The white swan always pleases others, while the black swan is a bit lonely, and my personality is closer to the latter, and the first thing to express is my own preferences." ”

Entering the backstage, before Natalie could react, Ryan stepped forward and hugged her hard.

"The film is excellent, Nat." Ryan let go of her and whispered. "You gave me enough confidence."

The best memory of this year's Venice Film Festival is destined to belong to Natalie, under the spotlight, she is the amazing "girl in the red dress"; In the opening film, she became a mysterious "black swan" again.

"Every film festival benefits a lot from a good opening film, but it's not often that an opening film as high-profile as 'Black Swan' is."

This is the president of the Venice Film Festival, Mark? Taylor's words in an interview, "This is the best film of the year, Natalie? Portman's directing is as good as his acting. ”

Ang Lee, who participated in the competition unit with the film, was also interviewed by reporters.

"With the excellent use of light and shadow, Natalie? Director Portman has mastered the art of making films. The frightening and shocking psychological drama of the second third of the film is extremely difficult for a female director, but she beautifully lays out the violent elements throughout the film, and uses the beautiful ballet as a shell to passionately tell the audience the absurdity of glory and darkness. ”

Those preparatory work was not done in vain, and even many mainstream media in Europe praised the movie.

"Natalie's control of the pattern of "Black Swan" is on a small scale, and the attention to detail is a relatively perfect small and delicate work. Artistic vibes the entire film. ”

"In the suspense design of schizophrenia and character relationships, Portman adopts a 'quick puzzle' method, that is, after creating suspense and thriller, quickly reveal the mystery to the audience. Don't let the audience have a sense of indistinguishability between fiction and reality, obscurity. ”

Counting the opening films of the Venice Film Festival over the years, there are successes and failures, and "Black Swan" has won a lot of praise. But it is not without films that have received higher praise in the past, and the biggest difference from those films is that "Black Swan" is somewhat obscure and dark. But it will not make most audiences unbearable, and Natalie's film produced in the Hollywood model is actually still with a lot of commercial atmosphere.

What's more, the film has three actresses with the strongest appeal of the new generation in Hollywood, including Ryan's cameo appearance in soy sauce......

After premiering at the Venice Film Festival, the film landed in North America over the weekend, and only appeared in 20 independent theaters in its first week.

However, since the release of "The Hunger Games 2: Sparks", Disney has been borrowing the movie-watching craze to promote the new film directed by Natalie, which still attracted a lot of people's attention to this film, especially those Natalie, Scarlett and Gail? Die-hard fans of Gado have entered the theater one after another.

In the first three days, "Black Swan" completely exceeded Ryan and Natalie's estimates, earning $1.79 million in 20 independent theaters, and a single theater score of nearly $90,000, which is simply incredible for a film that focuses on thrillers and literary arts.

Similarly, the film received praise in North America, but unlike the European side of Natalie as a director, the North American media praise focused on her performance.

"The film is intense, mysterious and fascinating, and Natalie? Portman's brilliant acting skills have catapulted her from A-list actress to superstar, and it is believed that she will probably win several trophies for herself in the near future. ”

- Vanity Fair

Even though it's only September, the PR battle for the North American awards season is already underway.

"Tong guò her gig...... You can feel Portman bravely stepping out of her already mastery and taking on a character who is gradually losing her self-scrutiny. This is a very courageous attempt for an actor, and of course she succeeded. ”

-- The New York Times

"Natalie? With her scrawny body, pale face, and frightened eyes, Portman perfectly portrays Nina, the puritanical dancer. ”

- Los Angeles Times

"The whole movie revolves around Natalie? Portman's unfolding is definitely a heroic performance, not crazy or not demonic, a great actor is born! ”

-- Yahoo Entertainment

The media from Disney spared no effort to promote Natalie, among which - the superb expression in "Black Swan" made Natalie completely complete the transformation - such news is endless.

Not to mention Natalie, even Scarlett, who is the second female lead, has received a lot of praise, "As the perfect opponent of Portman, it is also soft and dark, but compared to the fear revealed in Portman's innocent eyes, Scarlett? Johnson is not far behind, and he complements Portman. ”

As for Ryan and Gail? Gado, it is automatically ignored by the media......

It can be said that quite a lot of mainstream media in North America, especially Hollywood, can't wait to line up to sing a song called Natalie? Hymn to Portman.

In addition to Ryan's influence, there are many reasons for this from Natalie herself.

In every era, Hollywood will always launch a few very representative female stars, in order to highlight the prosperity and glory of this circle, and also attract more young girls, like moths to a fire, rushing into this circle without looking back.

If the last era was based on Nicole and Julia? Roberts as the representative, is there a more suitable candidate than Natalie in the new generation?

A high-achieving student who graduated from Harvard University, he has two talents, both directing and acting, a strict and self-disciplined lifestyle, the support behind him, and the orthodox Jewish identity, etc.

These are all advantages that Hollywood actresses of her era do not have.

In North America, the home of Hollywood, even people who don't like movies of the genre and theme of "Black Swan" mostly recognize Natalie's performance in the film.

"The story is old-fashioned and lacks novelty; And there are few in-depth excavations. But the grasp of the atmosphere and spirit is full, and the shots are very tense, fragmented, and beautiful. Natalie? Portman's performance was outstanding, even if she looked more like a white swan. ”

"I don't like the film "Black Swan" very much, the psychological thriller part behind it is actually quite far-fetched, personality and schizophrenia seem to be the weapons of all literary films to justify themselves, but Natalie's performance is really good, and she deserves to be a little golden man."

The subject matter of this film is relatively niche after all, and it is normal for some people to dislike it, and most of what these people say is to the point, unlike some people, who always attack for the sake of attacking.

"'Black Swan' is just mess, it's garbage in the name of art, Natalie? Portman's performance is flashy, and as an actor she is opportunistic and unreliable. ”

Ryan and Natalie just saw David from the web? Dengbi's film review, there is even more exciting news about him from New York.

David? Denby, one of America's most famous and big-name film critics, had previously been the chief film critic for The New York Times, and just this month, after 31 years at The New York Times, he was officially fired from his old club yesterday -- an incident that suddenly surpassed his film reviews and became a hot topic throughout Hollywood and even the United States.

And including Roger? American film critics, including Albert, collectively spoke out, angrily denouncing the cold-blooded behavior of the "New York Times" and fully supporting David? Dengbi.

Roger? Albert even swore harsh about The New York Times on his blog, vowing never to subscribe to The New York Times again in his life, and to unsubscribe from those he has subscribed to this year......

Fortunately, he learned the lesson of the last time and did not call on others to unsubscribe, otherwise another huge storm was waiting for him.

The New York Times is a business newspaper, and when film critics are no longer attractive, it's only natural to fire them.

The collective condemnation of film critics is not unreasonable, and they must have feared that this will be the beginning of more marginalization of film critics, as Ryan did back then.

Facing Roger? Albert's cruel words, the "New York Times" unceremoniously gave a response - I don't want to exaggerate, but the world structure of film critics has collapsed!

Subsequently, "Variety" magazine and big-name film critic Todd? McCarthy terminated his contract, and The Hollywood Reporter stopped working with another well-known film critic......

(The real thing is that because of the sharp decline in influence, around 2010, many media outlets, including Variety, terminated their contracts with many film critics.) (To be continued......)